Pamela Croft
Professor
School of Education and the Arts
CQ University
Australia
Biography
"Dr Pamela CroftWarcon's Thesis Artsong: the soul beneath my skin explored how visual art can be a site for reconciliation, a tool for healing, an educational experience and a political act. This body of visual narratives arose from piecing together fragmentations of personal and cultural experiences, and incorporated a ‘land-centred’ philosophy and ‘bothways’ methodology to tell an alternative history as an intervention within the white Australian discourse of history. Dr CroftWarcon has a continuous publication record including written articles, creative works and Major Exhibitions both internationally and nationally. Dr CroftWarcon began her employment with the Office of Indigenous Engagement as a casual academic in 2013. She was took up a permanent part-time academic appointment in 2014 and in 2016 her position is within the School of Education and the Arts."
Research Interest
The areas of my research interests are •Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Countries, cultures, identity, history, colonisation, and reconciliation; •Visual art printmaking, sculpture and assemblage, painting and collage, bookmaking, mixed media, bricolage, and installation; •Action learning and research; •Indigenous Methodologies and pedogagy; •Narratives •Experiential learning; •Indigenising curriculum; •Education; •Community Cultural Development; •Social justice, equity and equality; •Sense of place and belonging; and Whiteness theory
Publications
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Fredericks, B., & CroftWarcon, P. (2014). Always "tasty", regardless : art, chocolate and Indigenous Australians. M, 17(1), 1-10.
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Fredericks, B., CroftWarcon, P., Butler, K., & Butler, H. (2013). Developmental lessons from the Capricornia Arts Mob (CAM). New community., 11(4), 4315-4319.
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Fredericks, B., & CroftWarcon, P. (2008). Finding a space to make an impact within the contemporary world. Studies in learning, evaluation, innovation and development., 5(1), 1-12.
